Politifact.com: Statements from Donna Seidelhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/donna-seidel/Statements from Donna Seidel reviewed by Politifact.comen-usMon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500Donna Seidel:
A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that &quot;untrained individuals&quot; would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit.
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http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/nov/21/donna-seidel/seidel-says-untrained-people-would-be-allowed-carr/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Seidel says untrained people would be allowed to carry guns after Republicans softened concealed-carry rules
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<p> The latest turn in Wisconsin&rsquo;s long path to becoming the 49th state to allow carrying concealed weapons featured a Republican attorney general watching helplessly as Republican lawmakers tossed out several specific firearms training rules he drew up. When the smoke cleared, Democrats protested that GOP lawmakers went too far by eliminating a set amount of safety training (four hours) and instructor-signed proof of graduation from a firearms course before a permit could be issued. &quot;Suspending these requirements is an abuse of power that will endanger the lives of Wisconsinites across our state,&quot; ...</p> <a href="/wisconsin/statements/2011/nov/21/donna-seidel/seidel-says-untrained-people-would-be-allowed-carr/">>> More</a>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/nov/21/donna-seidel/seidel-says-untrained-people-would-be-allowed-carr/Donna Seidel:
The $290 million structural surplus in the 2011-&rsquo;13 Wisconsin budget is not real because it is based on the assumption that Congress will reinstate the estate tax.http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/jul/17/donna-seidel/wisconsin-rep-donna-seidel-says-290-million-struct/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Wisconsin Rep. Donna Seidel says the $290 million structural surplus in the state budget is not real
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<p> Wisconsin Republicans have made much of the fact that their 2011-&rsquo;13 budget eliminates the state&rsquo;s long-standing structural deficit. Indeed, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau says the budget would result in a surplus of $292 million. It&rsquo;s the first time the fiscal bureau has determined that a budget would result in such a surplus since the agency began the calculations for the 1997-&rsquo;99 budget. Republican Gov. Scott Walker and GOP lawmakers argued that previous administrations used one-time fixes, such as tapping special funds and the state&rsquo;s settlement in lawsuits against tobacco companies, to balance ...</p> <a href="/wisconsin/statements/2011/jul/17/donna-seidel/wisconsin-rep-donna-seidel-says-290-million-struct/">>> More</a>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/jul/17/donna-seidel/wisconsin-rep-donna-seidel-says-290-million-struct/